Chinese word

音量

Pronunciation

Pinyinyīn liàng

Meaning

  • nounvolume

Example

请把音量调小一点。qǐng bǎ yīn liàng tiáo xiǎo yì diǎn

Please turn down the volume a little.

Illustration for 音量 (volume)

More examples

开会时，请把麦克风的音量设为适中。kāi huì shí qǐng bǎ mài kè fēng de yīn liàng shè wèi shì zhōng

During the meeting, please set the microphone volume to a moderate level.

Core concept

A measurable level of sound strength that can be raised or lowered.

Common phrases

  • 把音量调小bǎ yīn liàng tiáo xiǎo

    turn down the volume

  • 把音量调大bǎ yīn liàng tiáo dà

    turn up the volume

  • 调整音量tiáo zhěng yīn liàng

    adjust the volume

Similar words

声音shēng yīn: Sound or a voice carried through the air and heard by the ears.
声量shēng liàng: The loudness or force of a person's speaking voice.
分贝fēn bèi: A unit used to express the numerical level of sound intensity.
响度xiǎng dù: The degree of loudness that a sound seems to have to the human ear.

Definition in Chinese

表示声音大小的名词，指可以测量或调节的声音强弱。biǎo shì shēng yīn dà xiǎo de míng cí zhǐ ké yǐ cè liáng huò tiáo jié de shēng yīn qiáng ruò

Word origin

音 (yīn, "sound") + 量 (liàng, "amount") combines to name the amount or degree of sound, matching its use for adjustable loudness.

Usage tips

  • Chinese uses this word for loudness, not musical pitch, so changing it concerns how strong a sound is rather than how high or low a note is.

Opposites

Related words

  • 音量键yīn liàng jiànvolume buttonnoun
  • 音量调节器yīn liàng tiáo jié qìvolume controlnoun

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